Vocabulary

Economy- a system that includes all the activities involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

Export- to ship commodities to other countries or places for sale or trade

Frontier- the area at the edge or just beyond a settled area

Keelboat- a shallow covered vessel that is rowed, towed, or poled on a river

Middleman- a trader who buys goods from producers and sells them to other traders or consumers

Saltworks- a manufacturing plant where salt is prepared for sale

Squatter- one who settles on unoccupied land in order to gain title to it

Topography- physical features of the land, such as mountains or plateaus

Visual Arts Vocabulary

Center of Interest- a principle of design; the accent or important area used to attract the viewers' attention; i.e., emphasis

Color- an element of art; hue (name of the color), value (how light a color is), and intensity (amount of brightness) produced through the reflection of light to the eye

Depth- the illusion of space in a picture

Subject Matter- the categories for identifying the type of content in visual works of art, such as abstractions, animals, landscapes, genre (people in everyday activities), human figures, cityscapes, seascapes, etc.

Unity- a principle of design; sense of oneness, of things belonging together and making up a coherent whole